/* SQUIB - Scala's Quirky User Interface Builder 
    Copyright (C) 2008 Tim Dalton

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
    Lesser General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA 
*/

import java.awt.Component
import java.util.EventObject
    
import scala.collection.mutable.{HashMap, ListBuffer}

package tfd.scala.squib {

    trait IdableTrait extends RootTrait {
        /*
         TODO: Analyze the risk of idHash leading to memory leaks because it
         keeps a reference to a possibly disposed component. Perhaps some kind of
         weaker reference should be used
         */
        protected lazy val idHash = new HashMap[String, Object]
        protected def doId[T <: Object](id: String, component:T):T = { if (id != null) idHash += id -> component; component }
        protected def id[T](id: String):T = idHash(id).asInstanceOf[T]
    }
}
